Survival begins with Red Dead Redemption 2

Chapter 202 201, the restaurant on the fifth floor
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"Oh!"

The plump palm slapped heavily on the table,

The power was so great that even the red wine in the glass was shaken out, spilled on the white tablecloth and the cuffs of the expensive milky white suit, and it was as red as the blood that had just flowed out of the body after being illuminated by the bright sunlight .

At the northernmost tip of Heishui Town, a magnificent five-story building stands in a wide and flat open space.

Ask every resident in the town, and you will know that this is the newly built office building of the Heishui Town Government, but few people are qualified to enter the building above the fourth floor, and few people know that Heishui Town Office The fifth floor of the building, the top floor, turned out to be just a restaurant for some people to eat and talk.

Although the second floor of the Heishui Town Bar is luxuriously and exquisitely decorated and the service is thoughtful, it is too revealing and cannot meet the privacy requirements of some people.So when the government building was being built, these people moved their fingers lightly and built an extra layer of private dining room on top of the daily office of the Heishui Town government.

Not to mention the ordinary residents of Heishui Town, not even the ordinary employees who work in this office building every day know about this exclusive restaurant that no one knows about.In the entire Heishui Town, apart from those who built the restaurant, only the mayor and deputy mayor are eligible to sit on the big round table in the center of the restaurant and enjoy the food.

Of course, Colonel Beckett also has the qualifications, but he did not show up at noon, so today only four delicacies were served on the big round table covered by the white tablecloth: freshly cooked lobster, freshly fried steak, and a dish that has been cellared for more than ten years. Bordeaux wine.

When the whole town is racking its brains to fill the hungry stomachs, and even some people are struggling on the line of life and death, these food and wine that can be exchanged for cash enough for ordinary families to eat for several months did not arouse the attention of the people present. interest of.

Even though the well-grilled steak in front of them began to harden, the fragrant seafood slowly cooled down, and the priceless red wine had already woken up, they still had no intention of picking up a knife and fork to take a bite.

"It really makes no sense!"

Mr. Amos Lansing, who has always been calm and stable, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and slapped the table angrily:
"Are you just watching like this?"

The layers of fat on Mr. Lansing's face trembled slightly, whether it was from pain or anger, but his deliberate performance failed to arouse any response from the other two parties.

The middle-aged man dressed in black, the British nobleman, continued to shake the red wine in the glass as if he hadn't heard anything; the young Philip Leclerc on the other side took a moment to glance at this side, but quickly looked away again. Moved back to the face of his new wife, Jessica Leclerc.

Four people representing three companies,

Apart from the entire West Elizabeth State government, it is the few people who speak the most in Blackwater Town, and sometimes even the mayor of Blackwater Town has to look at their face.

Amos Lansing is a local, controlling resources such as timber, coal and steel throughout West Elizabeth;
Mr. Leclerc, who succeeded his father, brought his bride from the distant Saint-Denis, but he controlled 80.00% of the ships to and from Blackwater Town, and he was a real transport king;
As for Mr. Ronnie, an old-fashioned and traditional middle-aged man in black, he provided guarantees for important supplies such as cotton, sugar, drinks, and medicines in Heishui Town.

The reason why the three of them can get together today is not only because they have contributed to the construction of this secret restaurant, but also because they cooperated with Colonel Beckett when the whole city was blocked, and took this opportunity to drive up prices and make a lot of money. earn.

No matter how much they earn, Colonel Beckett must have a share of the money. Correspondingly, the Pinkerton detectives under Colonel Beckett must also ensure that their market is exclusive and stable.

And today, the reason why Colonel Beckett did not attend the appointed lunch was because the Colonel, who had been so eloquent, broke his promise.He failed to keep the threat out of the town as he had promised before, and he failed to protect the safety of their tripartite forces selling supplies at high prices in Heishui Town.

The chaos started in the morning.

It's just dawning,
Mr. Amos Lansing has not yet opened the door of the grocery store, with a lot of cash in his pocket, and the line waiting to buy urgent daily necessities is long.In the process of queuing, someone noticed that a large fork was painted with lime on the outside of the grocery store wall, like a capital letter "X" that was magnified many times.

But whether it was the store clerk who was busy tallying the goods and preparing to open the door, or the Pinkerton detective who was guarding the door and holding a weapon to maintain the order of the team, they didn't care about it.

Until a dark figure with a gun rushed out from the side alley.

"Bah bah bah bah..."

For a time,

Gunshots rang out outside the grocery store,
But only one person pulled the trigger from beginning to end.

Several Pinkerton detectives with weapons were killed on the spot before they even raised their guns, and then a few guys in the grocery store who just opened the door and were about to start shouting.

Before the queuing residents fled in all directions, the black shadow rushed into the store, snatched a bottle of whiskey from the shelf, rushed out again, turned around and fled into the alley on the other side.

Soaring prices will inevitably lead to disorder, especially armed robbery, it is normal to happen seven or eight times a day.But it was the first time that he was so fierce and crazy like today, and killed seven or eight Pinkerton detectives as soon as he came out, but just for the purpose of robbing a bottle of whiskey.

The rest of the Pinkerton detectives who were patrolling the surrounding area quickly chased after them, but because they were chasing too hard, they left the dead bodies on the ground unattended, and left an uncontrolled area around the grocery store for maintenance. A vacuum of order.

On one side are the dead bodies of the Pinkerton detective and the grocery store clerk,

On the one hand, there are a variety of beautiful things in the shop but the price is expensive. If you take a few more, you may lose your fortune. You need to sell your house and land to pay off your debts.

Standing in the middle, everyone who just figured out what happened hesitated a little, and then made a choice that was in line with human nature.

When the bank was robbed, it is not known how many customers or employees took advantage of it, but when Pinkerton detectives from other places heard the news and rushed to support, the torrent of looting was already unstoppable.

Except they Pinkerton Detective himself,
Everyone is robbing!

Those who lined up before are grabbing!
Those who are not in line are also grabbing!
Those who have already come are grabbing!
Those who came to hear the news are also rushing!

What's more terrible is that eight out of ten of these people carry guns!
The last sliver of rationality made these residents of Heishui Town, who were originally ordinary people, encounter the same kind most during the robbery process, just pushing each other, but when the Pinkerton detective came out to stop it, everything was different.

The blockade that lasted three days and three nights, the oppression that would rather catch the wrong one, and the suspicion that has not been fulfilled for a long time, Colonel Beckett has pushed Detective Pinkerton to the opposite of the residents of Blackwater Town.

hostile emotions,
Coupled with prolonged depression,
Finally brewed enough anger and courage to pull the trigger.

No one knows who fired the first shot, but it was followed by a second shot, and a third shot... It was like lighting a string of large firecrackers at the door of a grocery store.

When the gunpowder smoke cleared, seven or eight more Detective Pinkerton's battered corpses lay on the ground.A few lucky ones who survived also hid aside and did not dare to make a sound, watching helplessly as the team ransacked Mr. Lansing's grocery store and the warehouse behind it.

The grocery store was evacuated, but the team didn't just disperse. Those who grabbed the supplies had already dispersed, but more people who came were still a step late and didn't get anything.

Robbery is a matter of quick hands and slow hands, but this account cannot be calculated like this: I am not afraid that everyone will not have it, but I am afraid that I will not have it. This is the human heart and human nature.

Those who came late didn't know what had happened here before, but they heard the gunshots and saw the dead body of Detective Pinkerton, and they knew where the other two stores selling high-priced supplies were.

The blood on the corpse reflected everyone's jealous, greedy, and hungry eyes.

Everyone knows that this disease is contagious no matter whether it is red eyed or red eyed.And the more people there are, the faster the infection will spread, and finally spread into a torrent, submerging the Pinkerton detective who blocked the way in the crowd.

First there were two material sales points, then the Pinkerton Detective Building, and then the Cavalry Barracks. This red-eyed team almost broke through the final blockade and broke into the warehouse in the barracks where the Cavalry and Pinkerton Detectives stored their daily supplies.

Fortunately, Colonel Beckett gathered the cavalry on the Great Plains back in time and dispersed the robbery team by means of force suppression. Otherwise, it would not take long for this team, which is gathering more and more, to snatch their three companies, and even theirs. home.

But this is not the whole reason why Mr. Amos Lansing is so angry. What makes him feel even more upset is that, not only did Colonel Beckett not come out to give them an explanation for such a big incident, they have even been removed from twelve It was almost one o'clock, but no one was even sent over.

This is completely different from the attitude when they asked them for help to block Heishui Town together.

"We shouldn't have helped him in the first place!"

After taking a few breaths, Mr. Lansing, who was as fat as a pig, sat back on the chair that was squeaking under his pressure, and looked at the black-clothed nobleman who was holding a wine glass and said nothing:

"Mr. Luo Ning, you were the one who introduced Mayor Beit to us, and you have been speaking for him all the time. Now, shouldn't you say something more?"

"What? I'm just an introducer. It was the three of us who made the decision together. If I remember correctly, Mr. Lansing, when you learned that you could hoard supplies, you laughed very happily."

"It was then, and now is now! The situation outside has seriously threatened our safety. I know that he is backed by the Robinson family, but as the mayor of the town and the initiator of all this, he must give us an explanation. "

"What do you want to explain?"

Mr. Ronin finally put down his glass.

"Because of him, the safety of our family and company was threatened, our reputation was insulted, our shops were smashed up, and our goods were robbed. These things only happened after he became the mayor of the town. Yes, for your sake, he doesn't need to make compensation, but the corresponding loss..."

Mr. Lansing stared at Ronin menacingly:

"It must be deducted from his share, and it must be used to compensate us!"

"Pay us?"

Ronin smiled contemptuously:
"You mean to say that the Lord should pay you."

"Snapped!"

His thick fingers hit the table again, and this time even the plate shook. Mr. Lansing stood up and pointed at Ronin's nose and said loudly:
"My store was smashed and people died, shouldn't I be compensated!"

"Then what if I say no!"

Mr. Luo Ning stared back tit for tat.

Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel, Philippe Leclerc, the youngest on the other side, hurriedly stood up to smooth things over:

"Everyone, don't worry. If you have something to say, just talk about it. If those things are robbed, just rob them. They're not worth much anyway..."

Halfway through the conversation, Philip was pinched by his wife. Knowing that he had said something wrong again, he quickly changed the subject: "...This, I actually mean..."

"Mr. Leclerc, do you think I care about the money?"

Lansing put down his hand pointing at Mr. Ronin, and turned to look at Philip who didn't know what to say:
"You may not understand that what I care about is our safety and our reputation. As you all know, in Blackwater, I have always been a generous and selfless person, a perfect person. Now that this happened, you made everyone Why are you looking at me later?"

"is true……"

Looking at the other party's sincere and wronged eyes, the young Philip didn't know what to say for a while.

"Mr. Leclerc, do you think I'm wrong?"

"Uh...it seems not."

"Then will you support my proposal later?"

"This one……"

"Aren't we on the same side?"

Taking advantage of this momentum, Mr. Lansing wanted to finalize the matter, while Mr. Luo Ning, who was sitting next to him, shook his wine glass again, and sneered silently while watching the scene in front of him.

At this time, Philip was a little at a loss. It was not up to him to decide this kind of matter, but his father's illness forced him to suddenly take over the company's business in Heishui Town.

As a result, the first thing he did was to be coerced by the two people in front of him to participate in the cooperation with the mayor of Beit, and now he was caught in the fire by Mr. Lansing's sudden attack, and he didn't know how to make a decision.

Just as he was considering whether to turn around and consult his wife Jessica, there were chaotic footsteps outside the closed door of the restaurant, and Mayor Bate finally arrived.

"Then this matter is settled like this, and it will be up to you to bring it up later."

Mr. Lansing patted Philip on the shoulder, and then, regardless of the surprised expression on his face, he picked up his wine glass and walked up to the door with a smile on his face:
"Mr. Mayor, you are finally here..."

The thick solid wood door was pushed open, and the first person to enter was not Mayor Bate, but a stranger who was busy arranging his tie.

"Who are you! How did you get in here?"

"Oh, I walked in. Sorry, I'm forced by life. I'm a little busy these days, and I just came back."

The person who spoke smiled slightly, and simply tore off the untied bow tie, and then looked at everyone in the room:

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce myself. I am the mayor of Anping, Armadillo Town. Of course, if you are not used to it, you can call me by another name directly:"

"Dai Pingan!"

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(End of this chapter)